Iran’s president declares end to 12-day war with Israel
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has declared an end to the 12-day war between Iran and Israel.
Pezeshkian announced this in a nationally broadcast message via the state-run IRNA news agency as reported by AFP.
“Today, after the heroic resistance of our great nation, whose determination makes history, we are witnessing the establishment of a truce and the ending of this 12-day war imposed by the adventurism and provocation” of Israel, Pezeshkian said in a statement carried by the official IRNA news agency.
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This comes a few hours after United States President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had already agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” after 12 days of conflict, with the agreement set to be phased in over 24 hours.
According to Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform, Iran will halt its operations first, followed by Israel 12 hours later, marking an official end to the war.
The ceasefire announcement came after a series of intense exchanges between Israel and Iran, which saw hundreds killed in Iran and dozens in Israel.
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Trump claimed that both countries had agreed to remain “peaceful and respectful” during each phase of the ceasefire process.
However, there was initial confusion over the ceasefire, with Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi stating that there was “no agreement” on a truce deal yet.
He later hinted that Tehran might stop its attacks if Israel ceased its aggression.
“As of now, there is NO agreement on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations.
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“However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards,” Araghchi said.
Despite Trump’s announcement, explosions rocked Tehran early Tuesday morning, just hours before the scheduled ceasefire was set to take effect.
The Israeli military also reported intercepting Iranian missiles launched toward Israel.
Trump expects the ceasefire to last “forever,” saying, “I think the ceasefire is unlimited. It’s going to go forever.”
He congratulated both Israel and Iran on their “stamina, courage, and intelligence” in ending the conflict, which he believes could have lasted years and devastated the Middle East.
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